[geeks] Y'all
Steven Hill
sjh at waroffice.net
Wed Nov 20 17:29:41 CST 2002
> That's the funny thing about the English language; words that don't
> exist in the dictionary will over time if adopted in common use.
>
> "Y'all" comes to mind as one of the better examples, I think. "You
> all" contracted to "y'all" is a great time saver.
What is wrong with "you"?
We Scots have a tendency to say "yous" as the plural of you.
In context: "See yous, yer a' bampots!"
Probably best leave it at that, I am off for a drink.
Did I say "a" drink? I meant many drinks!
:-)
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Steven Hill
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